scholarly journals Aggressors and resilient youths in Medellin, Colombia: the need for a paradigm shift in order to overcome violence

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (11) ◽  
pp. 2208-2216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis F. Duque ◽  
Nilton E. Montoya ◽  
Alexandra Restrepo
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
High Ratio ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Sexually Risky ◽  
And Control ◽  
Resilient Behavior

The objective of this study was to estimate the ratio of resilient youth and compare this to youth with aggressive behavior, and to youth who also exhibit sexually risky behavior and drug use. A cross-section study of a representative sample of people between aged between 12 and 60 who are residents of Medellin, Colombia, and its metropolitan area (N = 4,654) was employed using probabilistic multi-stage sampling. Youth between 14 and 26 years old were selected for the present analysis (n = 1,780). The proportion of resilient youth is 22.9%, of aggressors is 11.3%, and that of youth with other risky conduct is 65.8%. The high ratio of resilient youth calls for a reorientation of public policy toward prevention and control of violence, prioritizing the promotion of resilient behavior instead of continuing with tertiary prevention actions.

scholarly journals Investigation on the satisfaction degree of scientific research environment of leprosy prevention and control personnel in China

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guojiang Zhou ◽  
Chengyue Li ◽  
Jingquan Wang ◽  
Guocheng Zhang ◽  
Hong Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Research Infrastructure ◽  
Treatment Level ◽  
Research Environment ◽  
Research Technology ◽  
Research Award ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Prevention And Treatment ◽  
And Control

Abstract Summary Objective: To understand the situation of scientific research environment of leprosy prevention and control personnel in China, and to provide policy basis for improving its scientific research conditions, improving the scientific research ability of leprosy prevention and control, and then improving the prevention and treatment level of leprosy. Methods Through multi-stage stratified random sampling, 95 organizations and 351 leprosy prevention and control personnel were recruited. by using homemade organization interview questionnaire and scientific research environment satisfaction questionnaire. Results The overall satisfaction of the scientific research environment of leprosy prevention and control personnel in china was low (14.6%). Single factor analysis shows that the satisfaction of leprosy epidemic areas category IIwith the use of scientific research funds and the difficulty of applying for the research projects is high;and the satisfaction of scientific research at the county level and below institutions is higher than that of provincial and ministerial institutions;and the standard of scientific research award of the skin disease hospitals (Institutes) is higher than that of the CDCs. The respondents considered that the main problems at present were poor scientific research conditions, lack of scientific research and academic atmosphere, and respondents generally agreed that the construction of scientific research infrastructure was the prioritize issue that needed to be solved urgently at present. Conclusion The satisfaction of the current research environment of leprosy prevention and treatment personnel in China is not high. The construction of scientific research infrastructure and scientific research technology platform, as well as the introduction, training and reform of compensation system of leprosy prevention and treatment talents, need to be improved.

Prevention and control of avian influenza: the need for a paradigm shift in pandemic influenza preparedness

2007 ◽  
Vol 160 (10) ◽  
pp. 343-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Martinot ◽  
J. Thomas ◽  
A. Thiermann ◽  
N. Dasgupta
Keyword(s):  
Avian Influenza ◽  
Pandemic Influenza ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
And Control

scholarly journals A novel hantavirus detected in Yunnan red-backed vole (Eothenomys miletus) in China

2011 ◽  
Vol 92 (6) ◽  
pp. 1454-1457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunzhi Zhang ◽  
Junfa Yuan ◽  
Xinglou Yang ◽  
Jihua Zhou ◽  
Weihong Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
High Ratio ◽  
Positive Sample ◽  
Hantavirus Infection ◽  
Endemic Region ◽  
Coding Sequences ◽  
Natural Reservoir ◽  
And Control ◽  
Eothenomys Miletus

Rodents are the major natural reservoir of hantaviruses, which cause two main human zoonoses, haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Eurasia and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in the Americas. Surveillance of hantaviruses in rodents plays an important role in the prevention and control of HFRS and HPS. In this study, small mammals were captured in an HFRS-endemic region, Luxi County within the Yunnan Province of China, from the autumn of 2009 to the spring of 2010, and assessed for the presence of hantaviruses. A high ratio of hantavirus infection was detected in the Yunnan red-backed vole (Eothenomys miletus). Full-length sequences of the small, middle and large segments were determined from one positive sample (designated Luxi hantavirus). Analyses of the coding sequences indicated that this virus represents a distinct hantavirus species within the hantavirus group identified from the Rodentia subfamily Arvicolinae.

scholarly journals Public policies on healthcare-associated infections: a Brazil and UK case study

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Clara Padoveze ◽  
Sara Melo ◽  
Simon Bishop ◽  
Vanessa de Brito Poveda ◽  
Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Healthcare Associated Infections ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Phases Of Development ◽  
Healthcare Associated ◽  
And Control

To summarize the historical events and drivers underlying public policy for the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in Brazil and in the United Kingdom. In doing so, the article aims to identify lessons and recommendations for future development of public policy. The analysis is based on a historical overview of national healthcare-associated infections programs taken from previously published sources. Findings highlight how the development of healthcare-associated infections prevention and control policies followed similar trajectories in Brazil and the United Kingdom. This can be conceptualized around four sequential phases: Formation, Consolidation, Standardization, and Monitoring and Evaluation. However, while we identified similar phases of development in Brazil and the United Kingdom, it can be seen that the former entered each stage around 20 years after the latter.

scholarly journals Registries in healthcare

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Fouzia Sadiq ◽  
Saeed Ullah Shah ◽  
Sahar Malik
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Clinical Condition ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Reliable Data ◽  
Disease Registries ◽  
And Control

The Registries provide clinically relevant human data to healthcare professionals and researchers for increasing our understanding of a clinical condition and for treating or counselling patients. Planning healthcare without reliable data from disease registries may prove to be a futile exercise resulting into loss of resources. Hence disease Registries are vital for monitoring the incidence, prevalence and mortality rates, the effectiveness of national disease prevention and control initiatives, resource allocation, and public policy related to the specific disease control.

scholarly journals The infection prevention and control practices of the ambulance service

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayşe Akbıyık ◽  
Aynur Esen Türeyen ◽  
Mehmet Ali Özinel
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Ambulance Service ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Check List ◽  
Ambulance Personnel ◽  
Service Workers ◽  
Control Criteria ◽  
And Control

Objective: The aim of this research was to comprehensively evaluate the infection prevention and control practices of the ambulance service. Methods: This cross section survey was carried out in Izmir between June and September 2010. The study sample consisted of 213 ambulance service workers and all the emergency and rescue station buildings and ambulances. A questionnaire and two check-list forms were used as a means of data collection. Results: According to the employees’ responses, an average of 25 (24.86±4.09) of 40 items of infection prevention and control criteria that are required to be met for the ambulance service were met, while 15 were not. In the observations, it was found that the infection prevention and control criteria for ambulances were met at an average of 32.96±5.22 out of 40. It was found that 33 out of 50 items of the criteria for infection prevention and control in ambulances were met while 17 were not. According to observations, an average of 6 (5.88±1.52) of 17 items of infection prevention and control criteria for emergency and rescue station buildings, were met while 11 were not. Conclusion: The questionnaire responses given by the ambulance personnel and observations made by the researchers in the ambulances and emergency and rescue station buildings suggest that the criteria set for infection prevention and control practices were not met at a satisfactory level, which meant the infection prevention and control practices were not sufficient. It is advised that an IPC guideline should be prepared to include standards and procedures to be followed by ambulance service personnel.

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